Roger Federer ties a Wimbledon record set by Jimmy Connors
Looking in fine form after two days of rest, Roger Federer equaled Jimmy Connors’ Open-era record by reaching his 14th Wimbledon quarterfinal and added to his own mark by making it at least that far at a Grand Slam tournament for the 48th time.
Federer, a seven-time champion at the All England Club, has not dropped a set in the tournament through four matches after beating unseeded American Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 at Centre Court on Monday.
Johnson was making his debut in the fourth round of a major.
The No. 3-seeded Federer hadn’t played since Friday, when he was the only man to finish a third-round match. He next faces No. 9 Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, who advanced when Kei Nishikori retired from their fourth-round match.
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The fifth-seeded Japanese player was trailing 6-1, 5-1 when he decided to stop the match, giving Cilic a spot in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Nishikori warmed up for Wimbledon by playing on grass in Halle, Germany, but he pulled out before his second match because of a rib injury.
Sam Querrey suffered no hangover from his win over No. 1 seed Novak Djokovicas he beat Nicolas Mahut of France 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Court 18.
Querrey is the first American man to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals since Mardy Fish in 2011. The No. 28 seed will next face either sixth-seeded Milos Raonic or 11th-seeded David Goffin.
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